A Good to Very Good book that is soft at spine ends, touch of soiling to page block and with slight edge wrinkling bottom edges of a few pages, primary flaw is a moderate bump to top corner of back board which is shown in two of the photos; in a Near Fine jacket that has slight edge and corner wear, some small chips of color loss at bottom of spine, touch of rubbing and bump to top corner of back panel. This copy has been signed by Abbey to the front end page. Selections from Abbey’s works, both fiction a
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Very Good book with mild rubbing on boards and spine, light edge wear, soft spine ends, and with a touch of sun fade along edges of boards. In a Good to Very Good, price-clipped, dust jacket that has edge wear, small chips, several small closed tears, color loss along edges and folds, has an internal tape reinforcement at top of spine. Colors remain vibrant and lettering on spine is not faded as is often the case. This is Abbey's classic book that is focused on environmental issues of the Southwest, but wit
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First edition 1st printing, Very Good book with sun discoloration along bottom and tops of boards, page edges yellowed, boards slightly splayed; in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket with couple of small overwrite impressions front panel, vertical rubbing both panels.

Near Fine book with slight edge wear, and soft spine ends. In a Good to Very Good dust jacket that has edge wear, small chips, and a number of closed tears, the largest of which is about two inches along bottom edge back panel, mild color loss along edges and folds. Colors remain vibrant but spine and top edges of flaps are sun yellowed, as is often the case with this sun-sensitive jacket. This is Abbey's classic book that is focused on environmental issues of the Southwest, but with broader, national impli
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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with slight wear at corners and spine ends, touch of sun yellowing top edge of spine, slight soiling page edges; in a Very Good, price-clipped, jacket that has mild rubbing, light edge and corner wear, crease and closed tear at flap fold, bottom of back panel that has an old, internal tape repair, a two inch overwrite impression at top of front panel through the A in Edward. A nice, possibly unread, copy of this collection of Abbey’s writing from fiction and nonf
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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with slight edge and shelf wear, in a Good to Very Good jacket that has age yellowed, with edge and corner wear, several small tears and chips, price $27.50 present on front flap. The canyon country of southeast Utah discussed and shown in numerous color photographs. An oversize coffee table book.

First edition, 1st printing, Near Fine book with slight bumps top corners, no dust jacket as issued, in a Very Good, matching oatmeal cloth-covered slipcase, with some frays along edges, small area of splitting along top right corner, and with slight soiling. This is a huge book, illustrated with beautiful color photography by Muench. An ode to the deserts of America. Very heavy, extra shipping likely required.

Fine minus, unread book with touch of shelf wear and slight pushing at bottom of spine, there is a small sticker from John Cole’s Book and Craft Shop, La Jolla, California on bottom of back paste-down, at spine; in a Very Good jacket that has light edge and corner wear, touch of color loss spine ends and corners, rubbing to both panels, with several light overwrite impressions. Blurbed by Larry McMurtry on front jacket panel, but with his name misspelled. This copy has been signed by Abbey on the front en
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First edition 1st printing, Very Good book with mild rubbing on boards, light edge wear, slight rubbing on spine, soft spine ends, and with a touch of sun fade along edges of boards. In a Good to Very Good, price-clipped, dust jacket that has edge wear, small chips, several small closed tears, color loss along edges and folds, has an internal tape reinforcement at top of spine. Colors remain vibrant and lettering on spine is not faded as is often the case.

First UK edition of Abbey’s fourth novel titled Black Sun in the U.S. Very Good to Near Fine book with crimping at bottom of spine, light offsetting to paste downs and facing end pages, two light brown smudges top of back board, and touch of dusting top page edges; in a Near Fine jacket with slight edge wear, pushed with slight color loss bottom of spine and bit of rub and curling top edges of flaps. Abbey’s fifth book, scarce in the UK edition.

First edition 1st printing, Very Good to Near Fine, unread, book with a bit of light soiling on white-cloth quarter binding, small glue smudge along edge of quarter binding on back board, slight soiling top page edges near spine, has a price written in ballpoint near top center of first front end page – this just cries to be covered with a collector’s bookplate; in a similar jacket that has light edge wear, some mild rubbing and soiling, with a light water stain at bottom of spine extending a bit onto b
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First edition 1st printing, in oversize, color wraps, excerpts from the well known magazine published by Ackerman. A Near Fine copy with touch of edge and corner wear, small dog-ear crease top corner of back cover. Unusual and scarce; this copy signed on an Ackerman bookplate by Ackerman and actress Bobbie Bresee, both of whom are pictured on the cover.

First printing of the 1992 edition, Near Fine book with slight wear at corners and spine ends, in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear and mild rubbing. Includes original Foreword by Brower. Reissued as part of The Sierra Club centennial celebration. Price on front flap is $50.00. Book is approx. 13” tall by 10”.

First edition 1st printing, Fine book in a Near Fine jacket that has touch of rubbing aAnd light overwrite impressions on back panel. A very large and heavy coffee table book with over 100 duotone photographs by Adams. Text is on matte gray pages. Beautiful production. Extra shipping may be required.

First edition 1st printing, Fine book in a Very Good jacket that has touch of rubbing and light overwrite impressions, some mild crazing to mylar covering. In a Fair slipcase that has rubbing, soiling abrasions and some splitting along seams. A very large and heavy coffee table book with over 100 duotone photographs by Adams. Lengthy introduction by Stegner. Beautiful production. Extra shipping may be required.

Macmillan, 1998 First UK edition 1st printing, Fine minus book with minor edge wear and slight page waving in a Fine jacket. This copy signed by Adams on the title page.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

First UK edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with light page edge yellowing and slight page waving in a Near Fine jacket that has small area of scratching on front panel. Adam's second mystery. An unread copy signed by her on the title page.

First edition 1st printing, Near Fine, large book that is about 12 x 9 inches. Book has light shelf wear, slight fading along bottom edges, with page block slight bowed away from spine at top; in a Near Fine, price-clipped, jacket with light rubbing both panels and several light overwrite impressions back panel. Introduction by Wilfrid Sheed.

Hardcover, magazine size, quarterly for book collectors’. Book is Very Good with slight soiling to boards and mild sun fade on the spine. No jacket. Signatures printed by different presses. Includes woodcut, A Charleston Window, by Charles W. Smith. One of 2500 copies. Interesting item in today’s digital world.